# Fairfield Airport (5U5)

**Fairfield Airport** (FAA: 5U5) is a small airport in Fairfield, Montana, United States. It opened in May 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,800 ft (1,158 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5u5

## At a glance

- FAA: 5U5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Fairfield, Montana, United States
- Opened: May 1947
- Elevation: 3,991 ft / 1,217 m
- Coordinates: 47.6291, -111.9800
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,800 ft / 1,158 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfield_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5430243
- Weather station: K1HM
- Ident: K5U5

## Timeline

- May 1947: Fairfield Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,800 ft / 1,158 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt | 203° / 023° | yes |
| 07/25 | 1,525 ft / 465 m | 90 ft / 27 m | Grass | 091° / 271° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,800 ft / 1,158 m | =11,209 of 29,858 | =4,414 in North America | =3,671 in US |
| Elevation | 3,991 ft / 1,217 m | =3,532 of 43,403 | =1,884 in North America | =1,492 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [KCII](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcii.md) Choteau Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [5U1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5u1.md) Dutton Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [0MT1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0mt1.md) Williams Field · 21 mi / 34 km
- [3U5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3u5.md) Augusta Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [MT33](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mt33.md) Bair Airport · 28 mi / 44 km
- [3MT7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/03mt.md) Cascade Field · 28 mi / 45 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5u5/data